Instaliing Ubuntu inside windows 7 in drive D error

[psaikia]

I tried to install ubuntu 11.10 in drive D by wubi (install inside windows). I have win7 in drive C.

Ubuntu easily installs in drive c , when in drive D , it reports error --- file not found .

Please help

[krishnandu.sarkar]

I'd suggest you to go with boot from CD way instead of Wubi.

Actually Wubi is not the right way to install, and it may break thinks later. And if you plan to use Ubuntu for long time and try it out really, avoid Wubi.

[Neuron]

Originally Posted by psaikia

I tried to install ubuntu 11.10 in drive D by wubi (install inside windows). I have win7 in drive C.

Ubuntu easily installs in drive c , when in drive D , it reports error --- file not found .

Please help

If you just want to try it you can install ubuntu within a virtual environment such as Oracle's virtual box and run it while windows is running.

[psaikia]

Originally Posted by krishnandu.sarkar

I'd suggest you to go with boot from CD way instead of Wubi.

Actually Wubi is not the right way to install, and it may break thinks later. And if you plan to use Ubuntu for long time and try it out really, avoid Wubi.

I tried to install directly , but the drives made by windows is not recognized by ubuntu and i dont want to format my win 7.

Is there any so that linux recognises the win 7 drives . Coz m planning only install in drive d

[krishnandu.sarkar]

You can't install Linux in NTFS, that's the reason Linux doesn't detects them. But it very well detects all your partitions.

Anyway why don't you shrink your D drive and make out some space (Say around 10GB) for Linux.

[psaikia]

Originally Posted by krishnandu.sarkar

You can't install Linux in NTFS, that's the reason Linux doesn't detects them. But it very well detects all your partitions.

Anyway why don't you shrink your D drive and make out some space (Say around 10GB) for Linux.

If I format drive d in fat32 format . will it be detected by ubuntu

[krishnandu.sarkar]

Yes, it'll detect(as a windows partition) but won't allow you to install.

The thing you can do is, shrink your D drive and make out some free space. And keep it as free space. And then boot Ubuntu from CD and select Install Beside Windows (On Free Space), and lastly verify that it selected and created partitions under free space before applying.

[psaikia]

Originally Posted by krishnandu.sarkar

Yes, it'll detect(as a windows partition) but won't allow you to install.

The thing you can do is, shrink your D drive and make out some free space. And keep it as free space. And then boot Ubuntu from CD and select Install Beside Windows (On Free Space), and lastly verify that it selected and created partitions under free space before applying.

i have four drives c,d,e,f .
In c win7 is installed , d is completely free . e and f are not free.

I want to keep d completely for ubuntu. and is of 97gb.

so, what i have to do. is there any way without shrinking d.

[krishnandu.sarkar]

Sure, if you want your whole D drive to dedicate for Ubuntu, then simply delete that partition and it'll become a free partition. Then go ahed and boot from Ubuntu CD.

[psaikia]

Originally Posted by krishnandu.sarkar

Sure, if you want your whole D drive to dedicate for Ubuntu, then simply delete that partition and it'll become a free partition. Then go ahed and boot from Ubuntu CD.

i deleted the d partition , but , its not showing any free space.

the screenshot is this

[krishnandu.sarkar]

So is it now black or green??

I guess it's black now which means Unpartitioned. I've seen ubuntu doesn't detects Unpartitioned Space. Now create a partition there as free partitions (means green)

Otherwise do one thing, that would be much easy I guess, create a partition there and keep it as D.

Now boot into Ubuntu and select that D Parition and select tick that Format option, that'll do the thing.

[psaikia]

Originally Posted by krishnandu.sarkar

So is it now black or green??

I guess it's black now which means Unpartitioned. I've seen ubuntu doesn't detects Unpartitioned Space. Now create a partition there as free partitions (means green)

Otherwise do one thing, that would be much easy I guess, create a partition there and keep it as D.

Now boot into Ubuntu and select that D Parition and select tick that Format option, that'll do the thing.

how will i know , in ubuntu which partition is d

I made the d partition and didnt format it.

[krishnandu.sarkar]

See sda is the first drive of your drive bay. (i.e. first sata drive) I guess you only have one HDD.

So, sda1 = 1st partition, sda2 = 2nd partition.

See sda2 = 104 MB I guess that's Windows 7 Parition that the OS itself created (Am I right?)
sda3 = C drive
sda4 = D Drive (In this case it's E, as you deleted D)

Now to verify, the Size and Used will be same, as it's a blank partition with no data..!!

Another way is the size, I mean your C drive is around 10GB right?? So that's another parameter to verify, verify the partition size of D.

And see the Graphical Table above, it shows partition exactly as you have created in Windows.

Like C is the first partition, D is the second and so on.

BTW which version of Ubuntu are you using?? Because as far as I know, the latest versions detect Unpartitioned Space (not sure)

Or as you said above, make it fat32 and under ubuntu you can verify it by Type.

[psaikia]

I cannot format in fat32 as win7 only formats in ntfs.
i am using 11.10 (64 bit).

I ll format in exfat n then see

This is my windows screenshot


and this my linux screenshot


Now please tell me which is my drive d

[Neuron]

You can format the d: drive in fat32 fromat from win7.Click on start menu.Type cmd in the search box,press ctrl+shift+enter.Say yes to the prompt.
Now type format d: /fs:fat32 /q.Press enter
That should format the d drive in fat32.

[psaikia]

Originally Posted by Neuron

You can format the d: drive in fat32 fromat from win7.Click on start menu.Type cmd in the search box,press ctrl+shift+enter.Say yes to the prompt.
Now type format d: /fs:fat32 /q.Press enter
That should format the d drive in fat32.

I have around 97gb.
it says Volume is too big to format in fat32

[Neuron]

Originally Posted by psaikia

I have around 97gb.
it says Volume is too big to format in fat32

Well,i should have posted this instead of the earlier one.Don't format d: drive.Go to disk management and delete the partition d:.You will get about 97GB of unpartitioned space which will be detected in ubuntu's partition manager.

[psaikia]

Originally Posted by Neuron

Well,i should have posted this instead of the earlier one.Don't format d: drive.Go to disk management and delete the partition d:.You will get about 97GB of unpartitioned space which will be detected in ubuntu's partition manager.

Sorry mate , it doesnt detect .

I have given a screenshot above some post.

Originally Posted by psaikia

i deleted the d partition , but , its not showing any free space.

the screenshot is this

this is the screenshot

[Neuron]

That is wierd.Seems like a bug in gparted.For now you can try installing ubuntu inside windows through virtualbox and you might be able to then copy these files into an ext4 partion through windows and then boot ubuntu separately.I'm experimenting on it.

[psaikia]

I dont know, what is happening.
now when I am trying to install it shows this error.
its taking hell out of me.
ubuntu is testing my patience

now this error

[krishnandu.sarkar]

Ok see let me make it more simple.

For installing Linux you need to make min. 2 partitions...
1. / (spelled as root) ext4 /ext 3 (whichever you like)
2. swap.

But recommended partitions are...
1. /
2. /home
3. swap

Anyway, look, why are you getting into this screen which allows you to create partitions manually.

Doesn't Ubuntu detect Unpartitioned Space in the previous screen??

And yes Ubuntu 11.10 64bit detects unpartitioned space. Just delete that D partition.

Then while booting from Ubuntu CD, you'll see a screen where it'll ask you to install Ubuntu on whole HDD or Install on Free Space (Along with Windows) and Parition Manually (I guess you are selecting that last option which is leading you to this screen.)

[psaikia]

Originally Posted by krishnandu.sarkar

Ok see let me make it more simple.

For installing Linux you need to make min. 2 partitions...
1. / (spelled as root) ext4 /ext 3 (whichever you like)
2. swap.

But recommended partitions are...
1. /
2. /home
3. swap

Anyway, look, why are you getting into this screen which allows you to create partitions manually.

Doesn't Ubuntu detect Unpartitioned Space in the previous screen??

And yes Ubuntu 11.10 64bit detects unpartitioned space. Just delete that D partition.

Then while booting from Ubuntu CD, you'll see a screen where it'll ask you to install Ubuntu on whole HDD or Install on Free Space (Along with Windows) and Parition Manually (I guess you are selecting that last option which is leading you to this screen.)

yes you are correct.
I selected the last option.
now what should I do.

[krishnandu.sarkar]

That's the thing, you should have selected install beside windows.

Anyway, don't need to go through all these again.

Just delete your D partition (Not from windows), on the screen which you are on right now (On Ubuntu)

Now create 3 partitions there...
1. / (root)
2. /home
3. swap

Make swap 1GB
Make / (root) ext4 and of around 30GB.
Make /home as ext4 and use the remaining space

NOTE : I stated this guessing your partition is of around 97GB (As you stated above)

You can allocate space according to your needs too.

For that I'm explaining the things below...

Swap is like virtual memory in windows. So peoples here have diff. opinions about how much space should they allocate for swap. It depends upon RAM and all. So if you have > 1GB RAM, 1GB Swap would suffice (Personal Opinion, Other people can suggest much space)

/ (Root) is the C drive of Linux. So allocate space according to how many programs(read applications) you'll install. In general around 30GB is more than enough for a Home user like us.

/home is the My Documents of Linux. Your personal files / folders / preferences config files and all gets stored here. This is optional partition. In general if you don't create this partition it'll be created under / (root) allocated partition.

But I'd recommend creating /home as if you format / upgrade your OS later, you won't loose your files. See, it's like D, E and other drive in Windows, you don't loose data while formatting the Windows in C...!!

Hope it helps

[psaikia]

There is three options
1. install alongside windows
2. delete windows and install linux
3. something else

I selected the last option

Originally Posted by krishnandu.sarkar

That's the thing, you should have selected install beside windows.

Anyway, don't need to go through all these again.

Just delete your D partition (Not from windows), on the screen which you are on right now (On Ubuntu)

Now create 3 partitions there...
1. / (root)
2. /home
3. swap

Make swap 1GB
Make / (root) ext4 and of around 30GB.
Make /home as ext4 and use the remaining space

NOTE : I stated this guessing your partition is of around 97GB (As you stated above)

You can allocate space according to your needs too.

For that I'm explaining the things below...

Swap is like virtual memory in windows. So peoples here have diff. opinions about how much space should they allocate for swap. It depends upon RAM and all. So if you have > 1GB RAM, 1GB Swap would suffice (Personal Opinion, Other people can suggest much space)

/ (Root) is the C drive of Linux. So allocate space according to how many programs(read applications) you'll install. In general around 30GB is more than enough for a Home user like us.

/home is the My Documents of Linux. Your personal files / folders / preferences config files and all gets stored here. This is optional partition. In general if you don't create this partition it'll be created under / (root) allocated partition.

But I'd recommend creating /home as if you format / upgrade your OS later, you won't loose your files. See, it's like D, E and other drive in Windows, you don't loose data while formatting the Windows in C...!!

Hope it helps

after making this partition , on which drive I should install linux.

[krishnandu.sarkar]

That's right, you should have choose "Install Alongside Windows". In that case it detects the unpartitioned space and creates all these partitions automatically.

/ (root)

[Neuron]

@psaikia:WAIT!!!,don't delete the sda4 partition if you don't want to loose any of your data.Seems like gparted has miscalculated start and end cylinders.If you delete sda4 you will loose data from pro'lly e: and f:

[krishnandu.sarkar]

^^Right, I didn't followed the image.

I guess you didn't created your D drive back right??

In that case don't delete that partition and create Linux partitions. Just go back and select Install Alongside Windows. In that case don't forget to select the option Review Partitioning Layout to verify your partitions.

[psaikia]

Originally Posted by krishnandu.sarkar

^^Right, I didn't followed the image.

I guess you didn't created your D drive back right??

In that case don't delete that partition and create Linux partitions. Just go back and select Install Alongside Windows. In that case don't forget to select the option Review Partitioning Layout to verify your partitions.

now install inside windows is not coming

i deleted the partition of sda3 and its shows free space.
The first partition is ok around 30gb and the rest becomes unusable.
you cannot create any further partition.

[krishnandu.sarkar]

Sorry I didn't get you. I guess you messed it up.

See if you still have D as unpartitioned space you will get Install Alongside Windows.

Anyway, you are saying that you deleted sda3.

See you can't create more than 4 primary partitions, so delete that /(root) 30GB partition and create extended partition.

[Neuron]

Originally Posted by psaikia

now install inside windows is not coming

i deleted the partition of sda3 and its shows free space.
The first partition is ok around 30gb and the rest becomes unusable.
you cannot create any further partition.

Don't do anything stupid.Gparted is bugged right now.If you format a partition right now,you will loose some data for sure.Format sda3 and say RIP to windows.